WAN ACTION Points 2009

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 The 2009 WAN Conference held in Rarotonga produced Action Points which are listed below:

 ACTION POINTS 2009

 1) A local WAN to be established in each jurisdiction.  There have been a few countries reporting that is a problem to them.

Countries that require assistance to establish WAN: CNMI, PNG, Guam, French Polynesia, FSM, American Samoa, Palau, New Caledonia

2) A guide to assist these countries is to be sent out by the Secretariat and posted on the PICP website (www.picp.org).

Moved: American Samoa

Second: Guam, FSM

 3) Conference Reports be completed by each jurisdiction by 31 July 2009.

 Moved: PNG

Second: Nauru, American Samoa, Tuvalu

4) Report on Youth Offending by each jurisdiction is sent to the PICP Secretariat by 10 August 2009.

 Moved: American Samoa

Second: Vanuatu

5) Production of WAN newsletter be supported by WAN delegates.  This will be co-ordinated by the Cook Islands.

Moved: Guam

Second: CNMI, FSM, American Samoa

 6) Six countries (plus two reserves) to do exchanges in 2010.-       Tuvalu,  Solomon Islands, FSM Chuuk, PNG,  Cook  Islands, American Samoa, Tonga and Samoa.

 Moved: Cook Islands

Second: American Samoa

 7) The WAN must emphasise to the Chiefs that the following countries require specific Police Maternity Leave policies:

 Countries with no maternity leave are:  Guam (drafted not implemented; it’s up for review by their Chief)    FSM,  CNMI, Chuuk, Marshall Islands,         Cook Islands (not pregnancy policy), Samoa (not pregnancy policy), 

Moved: Vanuatu, Tuvalu

Seconded: French Polynesia, Cook Islands

  8) That the Chiefs in each jurisdiction have a minimum percentage of women in their Police forces. (ie PNG has a minimum percentage of 25%).  This is to be part of the briefing the chair will do to the chiefs in September and be included in the Conference Report recommendations by each jurisdiction.

Moved PNG

Seconded American Samoa

 9) This forum endorses PICP, AFP and NZ Police who will take back the Sister City surveys and review them to reinvigorate the Sister City Programme.

 Moved: Cook Islands

Second: American Samoa, CNMI

10) A business plan to be established for 2009/2010 by the Secretariat in consultation with representatives from Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia by 2nd September 2009. The Chair (Sergeant Siripa Uelese will automatically be part of this group) 

Nominations: PNG (Ch/Inspector Clarkson) Guam (Captain Mercy Grino) Cook Islands (Senior Sergeant Ngatoko-Poila)

 Moved: NZ

Second: Solomon Islands

 11) That a Deputy Chair position be established. The Chair from the previous year be the Deputy Chair the following year.

 Everyone agreed

 12) Next Conference to be in Samoa 2010 and PNG 2011.

 

November 25th, 2009 in Womens Advisory Network